Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-09


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IN SATURDAYS repoEf - over 800 mak-
tne the total matoEity thus fAr against
TIE amendne1s y 90.
The United H14aes KnRinseE- h Chiefs
Charles L0rinn. has resigned a. hea6 0f
tie Basean of steam En0inesEing ID he
Navy DspaFenenf and Chief EuEineax
GeoERe w. MeEviIis has heea Appointed
b. the Prssident n his plaee.
Among tie arrivals 81 Nee Yosk frsm
Europe 90 Sunday we're MR. MeIA1es
Minister to Ffa1ee. and John W.
Macksy. The latfef, on being inseE-
viswed. refnsed 60 say whistler g w41
tros that he had bought SaHasa Gordon
BsEnett's share In The Commercial Gable
Company, or whether be had nAde an
Agreements With Jay Gould has wouid
again raaks The eabis rates 20 cents .
voEd.
Aces Rssd, Is one time Acting Gov
eFuoF Of Utah, died Suddenly On sun
day morning Is his home near bfanch-
vile. Prfncs Georges county. MARY
i0nd, aged a year&
The loss by The Whitilessy. England,
Are e now estimated At from E30o,00 20
10000. Three bodies have been ex-
tFicafsd, and Il ID believed thst four
more are buried In The ruins.
Additional advises from MilibFook.
Kansas. which vas struck b. . cyclone
on Thnraday evening. DIRE 10 the eaess
that the place vas practically demoI-
ished. Seventy-nine buiidings, ineiud-
ing hotels, schools, churches and resi-
dences were wholly or nearly destroyed.
The losses foot up SIS 900. The peopls
are 10 great distress and COMMITTEES
has bean appointed to solicit aid for
them.
Saturday evening Mrs. Cleveland en-
tertained Collector Howiand, of New
Bedford, Mas, at her stopping place 10
Marion. Sunday forenoon Mrs. Olevs-
land, Miss A. u. Davis, General Gree
lev and Mrs. Greeley attended service 81
the Congregational church 10 Marion.
Mrs. Cisyslend VS. dressed In dark
dress with lace sleeves. The party
-nTf.al ~. a.as.a afaAnrsaa RRnrs GaFaF.
al Greeley's house to the church, over q
mile. 10 the afternoon Mrs. Cleveland
took quiet drive with her unole Har-
mon.
Hon. Alphsus Hardy, Of Boston, died
on Sunday afternoon sitter long III
ness. He was aged ~ years. he YES .
Trustee Of Amherst College, and ex-
tensiveIy interested in Western rail-
roads.
M. MitkfaFnitz, with two special Chi
nese ENJOYS, started from Shanghai for
Washington on Sunday, having secured
an imperial decres sanctioBing the
formation Of Q banking syndicate. The
projsct now only awaits ratiacation IN
America. The immediate capital Of
she proposed bank will be 5000, 900
taels, tbs management having the pew
er to increase that sum. A dezen Of the
principal American banks will advance
the money. Ii Hung Chang will be
Chairman, with Q joint American ard
Chinese measurement. The hrst work
10 be undertaken will be railway be
tween Pskiu sHd Tientsen and Canton.
Coroner Epperson, OF Fulton, No., on
Saturday held an inquest on the
body Of HeFson Smith, who was assas,
sinated four miles south Of town on
Friday. The evidence developed before
the Coroner pointed 10 Smiths son
Mentor as the murderer. when the
boy vas tut on the witness stana he adj
mitted doing the shooting, and saJs be
gaa persuaded 70 do % BY HE sister.
There vas q white frost at Willsville,
N. T., sunday moFhing and The thar
| Ln0meteE registered about 90.
A severe earthquake shock was felt
throughout the island Of Cyprus en-
Sureay.
II vas officially announced at Rome
that the King will not accept the resiR-
nation Of the Ministry.
The Central Labor Union held q
stormy session In New York on Sunday
afternoon. Oh tue motion Of tbs build
| ing trades section, Is was resolved 10
withdraw all cooks, walters and other
union people from the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on account Of the strike among
the painters there.
Il 10 FamoFed at Vienna that Prince
Ferdinand will start for Bulgaria on
Monday with the intention Of formally
abdioaiinR the Bulgarian throne.
Mr.. Smeaion, Director Of Agriculture
for the northwest provinces Of India,
| has issaed q note on the competition
between Indian and American wheat.
he says that India possesses the means
90 compel America 10 withdraw her
hostile tariff and open Der markets to
| British industry. but Is hardened by
higker railway freight charges exces
silva handling and apparently (thoueh
not really inferior quality Of grain. He
advises London merchants to use their
influence With the railways.
Alfred Knapp beqaesthed &2S0. 900 for
the benefit OF bis employees. His son
Frederick has added $4,000 10 the
amount for the people OF Essen. TIE
Town Council Of Essen has voted &l5,-
600 for the statue Of krupp.
Madame Elloini, former Queen Of
the opera, is a victim Of mysterious
highway robbery. While travelling IN
q coach in France with two attendants
Der yallse containing valasbles said to
be worth $3.50 600 we're stolen. Madame
Eilnini had left the coach temporarily
IN order 30 relieve the horse while go
ing up she hill, and during her absence
the valise disappeared. The male Ct
II ~ fa
on suspicion Of being connected with
the AFFAIR.
A Councii Bluffs special says that ear
IL en- Sunday morning hard fought
battle Of y rounds with skin gloves